DIY - Paint your interior ABL Trim Panels (THE RIGHT WAY!!!)

[2SShowngo]

finally finished my inside in IBM,came out great.thanks for all the great info

[sjmautoprod]

Nice!

[ZL-Bee]

That IBM looks good.

[MikeMoach]

I'm jealous!!!!!!! Looks good glad yours worked out

[a.morblu]

Looks good. I like the cloth look of my 1ss but i'm starting to really like the painted trim too.

[anglwngss]

subscribed!!

[CWI]

Originally Posted by MikeMoach

I can live with that, I keep mine dim anyway just like it as an accent not to take over the car, so last question how can I make the light reach the end of the door? Hate that it doesn't go all the way up the panel

Take your door panel off and you will find a piece of tape over the forward potion of the ABL. Remove the tape and the light tube and carefully sand the paint off all the way to the front. Reassemble and enjoy the seamless light all the way to the front of the door. Now do Ofer's dash ABL kit and you will have awesome ABL the way it should have been.

I'm waiting for warmer weather to do my door panels in black. I plan to do all the silver trim inside the car in gloss black. Console, steering wheel, speedo bezel, and radio trim when I get a new HU with nav.

[Netraa]

So, if i have this right,

To keep the ABL in your door with the inside paint method, you have to mask off a thin line to keep a spot clear.

If your going to do the dash panels also, can you just mask off a thin line there also and not have to futz around with the weather stripping to push the pieces out?

[CWI]

Originally Posted by Netraa

So, if i have this right,

To keep the ABL in your door with the inside paint method, you have to mask off a thin line to keep a spot clear.

If your going to do the dash panels also, can you just mask off a thin line there also and not have to futz around with the weather stripping to push the pieces out?

My dash trim is tight against the dash and the ABL is fine. It just takes a lot of trial and adjusting to get it right. I still need to adjust mine some more but it looks good the way it is, just a little dim in the middle. I'll take care of that when I paint them.

Yes, you would have to mask the beveled portion along the top of the dash trim.

[Ivan @ Southwest Speed]

IBM looks great.... for more!

[Randyscamaro2010]

Great DIY. It took me awhile. I got sick in the middle of the project. My dash pieces came out like shit so I had to paint the outside of it. The door panels came out great from painting the inside. It wasn't little foggy but can't even tell with the paint on. Here's a pic of the finish product. The smears are the oils from my hand. I haven't cleaned it yet.

[RS_Bee]

Awesome info! Can't wait to try this. Any long term defects? Things that cropped up after if was installed for a while?

[Sketch]

Originally Posted by Randyscamaro2010

Great DIY. It took me awhile. I got sick in the middle of the project. My dash pieces came out like shit so I had to paint the outside of it. The door panels came out great from painting the inside. It wasn't little foggy but can't even tell with the paint on. Here's a pic of the finish product. The smears are the oils from my hand. I haven't cleaned it yet.

What kind of paint did you use? I cant find any spay paint in RJT. Im guessing because its a tricolor paint.

[The Stig]

Originally Posted by Sketch

What kind of paint did you use? I cant find any spay paint in RJT. Im guessing because its a tricolor paint.

Your dealer should be able to sell you a small rattle can of the stuff. I bought one of IOM when I had my 2010, and I'm pretty sure that's a 3-stage paint too. But that was like 2 years ago give or take.